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Campus Organizers Enter Plea Deal for Pro-Palestinian Encampment Involvement

The nine protestors arrested on campus in May 2025 entered no-contest pleas to a summary noise violation in June.

September 17, 2026

Seniors Reflect: ‘There Can and Must Be a Better Swarthmore College’

A group of anonymous seniors reflect on the failings they've witnessed and been affected by during their time at Swarthmore and provide a vision and imperative for a better future.

April 30, 2026

News

Old Science Hall Renaming Task Force Unveils Final Steps

The committee to rename Old Science Hall approaches the final stages of its work and shares what comes next.

April 16, 2026

Opinion

SASS Stands Against College Surveillance Tactics Used on Black Students

Alx Dow '27, writing on behalf of Swarthmore’s Afro-American Student Society, highlights the college's recent tactics of surveillance used against student protestors and the historical lineage of similar repression.

March 19, 2026

News

The Rise, Fall, and Tentative Rebirth of Philadelphia’s ‘President’s House’ Memorial

News Editor Zephyr Weinreich '28 traces the history of America's first 'White House' through more than 200 years of turmoil and transformation.

February 19, 2026

Opinion

Students: Stand Up for Your Rights!

Wyatt Brannon '26 argues that, if students want to have some control over how the college operates, they should use the historically radical power of student government.

February 19, 2026

News

Swarthmore Professors Lead Panel on History of General Strikes

Swarthmore professors hosted a panel to discuss the history, lessons, and inspirations of past strikes around the world.

February 19, 2026

News

Nine Takeaways from The Phoenix’s Fall ’25 Faculty and Student Polls

Editor-in-Chief Daniel Perrin and Opinions Editor Rafi Karpowitz examine several key takeaways from the Phoenix's recent season of polling.

February 12, 2026

Opinion

Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs Celebrates Radical Black Motherhood for MLK Week

Jonas Barr '27 reflects on last week's moderated discussion at the BCC between author Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs and journalist Elleanor Jean Hendley, and connects Dr. Tubbs' research into the unexplored history of mothers within Black political activism with their personal experiences

February 5, 2026

Opinion

Kayla Miller ‘25 is the Coolest Person You Know

Corinne Lafont '26 talks with Kayla Miller '25 about her leadership, activism, and campus celebrity-hood.

May 1, 2025

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Campus Organizers Enter Plea Deal for Pro-Palestinian Encampment Involvement

Seniors Reflect: ‘There Can and Must Be a Better Swarthmore College’

Old Science Hall Renaming Task Force Unveils Final Steps

SASS Stands Against College Surveillance Tactics Used on Black Students

The Rise, Fall, and Tentative Rebirth of Philadelphia’s ‘President’s House’ Memorial

Students: Stand Up for Your Rights!

Swarthmore Professors Lead Panel on History of General Strikes

Nine Takeaways from The Phoenix’s Fall ’25 Faculty and Student Polls

Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs Celebrates Radical Black Motherhood for MLK Week

Kayla Miller ‘25 is the Coolest Person You Know

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